Pyridine alkaloids
Topic: Chemistry
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Short description: Class of chemical compounds
Pyridine alkaloids are a class of alkaloids (a broad group of nitrogen-containing chemical compounds found in a wide range of plants and some animals) that contain a pyridine ring. Examples include nicotine, nornicotine, anatabine and anabasine - all of which are found at different concerns in varying proportions in plants of the genus Nicotiana including tobacco.[1]
Alkaloids with a pyridine partial structure are usually further subdivided according to their occurrence and their biogenetic origin. The most important examples of pyridine alkaloids are the nicotine and anabasine, which are found in tobacco,[2] the areca alkaloids in betel and ricinine in castor oil.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pyridine Alkaloids". Cornell University, Department of Animal Science. https://poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu/toxicagents/pyridine.html.
- ↑ "Fractionation and Extraction Optimization of Potentially Valuable Compounds and Their Profiling in Six Varieties of Two Nicotiana Species". Molecules 27 (22): 8105. November 2022. doi:10.3390/molecules27228105. PMID 36432206.
- ↑ Entry on Pyridin. at: Römpp Online. Georg Thieme Verlag, retrieved 20. Juni 2014.
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